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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 10, 2005

                            SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

               000-30171                          68-0359556
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       (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer Identification No.)


          501 Canal Blvd, Suite A100              Richmond, California 94804
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   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

                                 (510) 970-6000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

     On January 10, 2005, Sangamo BioSciences Inc. issued a press release
announcing that it had submitted an investigational new drug application (IND)
to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for SB-509, a novel therapeutic
designed to protect and stimulate the regeneration of peripheral nerve function
in diabetics suffering from peripheral neuropathy.

The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated
herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits. The following material is filed as an exhibit to this Current
Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.
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99.1          Press Release Issued January 10, 2005.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

DATE: January 10, 2005
                                        SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC.

                                        By:  /s/ EDWARD O. LANPHIER II
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                                             Edward O. Lanphier II
                                             President, Chief Executive Officer